US1329994A - Cabinet shower-bath - Google Patents

Description

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CABINET SHOWER BATH.

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EDWARD THOMAS OSBORN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CABINET SHOWER-BATH.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application led March 29., 1919.v Serial No. 286,172.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD THOMAS OsoRN, a subject of Great Britain, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cabinet Shower-Baths, of which the following is a specification.4

This invention relates to an improved cabinet shower bath and the principal 'object of the invention is to provide a structure v of the character described so constructed that when not in use the movable walls or doors may be closed thus causing the cabinet to resemble a cupboard with the exception of the tile or cement flooring which will be positioned outside the closed cabinet.

Another object. of the invention is to so construct this cabinet that when in use the movable walls or doors may be swung out-v wardly to inclose the cement or tile flooring, outward movement of the doors being limited by curbing positioned about the tile flooring and the free end portions of the doors having engagement'to provide a tight joint and prevent leakage.

Another object of the invention isV to so construct -this `cabinet that the shower bath pipe may be folded into the cabinet when the doors are shut.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this cabinet that a wash basin and foot basin may be positioned in the cabinet and to further so construct the cabinet that water from the drain pipe may move through gutters to a drain pipe positioned in t e cabinet adjacent the foot basin. v

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the cabinet in a-closed-position, A'

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet, t

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the cabinet in position for use, and,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the'cabinet flooring.

This cabinet is provided with ahousing or body indicated in general'by the numeral 10 and having one side open as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and having one end provided with a wall 11 which is extended beyond the open side of the housing 10. This housin is provided with a cement-ooring 12 whic extends out through the open side of the housing infront of the extended wall 11 and is provided with a gutter 13 at the outer Side of which is provided a curb 14. This curb 14 not only serves to prevent water from settling upon the floor ofthe room but further serves as an abutment limiting the outward movement of, the doors as w1ll be hereinafter brought out. The iooring 12 in the bottom of the housing 10 is provided with a sink 15 positioned beneath the foot tub 16 and provided with an-outlet pipe 17 forming part of a conventional plumbing installation and having operative connection with the outlet 18 ofthe gutter 13. This foot tub 16 is positioned beneath the outlet 19 of the basin 20 mounted in and carried by the shelf 21 and it is to be understood that if desired water flowing from this basin 2O may pass into the tub 16 and then through the outlet of the tub into the sink 15 from which it will pass through the outlet 17.

` The doors 22 and 23 are hingedly mounted on the strip 24 and cabinet 10 respectively and when swung fromv the closed position of Fig. l to the open position of Fig. 3 will extend at right angles to each other and in engagement with the curb 14 thereby bein limited in their outward movement and further having their lower ends positioned in operative relation to the gutter 13 so that water splashing upon the inner faces of the doors will drain down into the gutter. An abutment 25 is carried by the doors as additional mea-ns for limiting the outward movement of the door 22 and a lock 26 is carried by the door 22 for engaging the door 23 and locking the doors agalnst movement from the extending position. A spray ipe 27 is hingedlyvconnected with the exten ed wall 11 as shown in Fig. 2 and has operative connection with suitable plumbing for suppl ing water to the sprayl pi e. When tlie cabinet is closed this spray 2 will be turned up against the wall 11 and the hingedly mounted seat 28 drops to the lowest position as shown and will be therefore positioned in the space between the door 22 and the wall 11. ,When the cabinet is in use the spray pipe can be lowered and the seat 28 swung to an extended position. Within the cabinet 10 and adjacent the wall having the opening formed therein is provided a Water pipe 29 with which is pivotally connected a swinging arm or pipe 30 carrying a sprinkler nozzle 31 so that water may be fed from the pipe 30 in a shower. The specific plumbing for the upper and lower showers and faucet' 32 of the foot tub 15 has not been shown as a conventionalplumbing installation may be provided.l

When not in use the pe 30 will be and the door 22 then swung to the open position as shown in Fig. 3 and 'the sprinkler pipe 27 and upper shower swung to the operative position. It is of course understood that it is not necessary to use both the upper and lower showers at one time unless so desired. The water from the pipe will fall upon the cement fiooring 12 and will fiow into thegutter`13 then any water which splashes upon the inner faces of the doors will likewise V drain into the gutter along which it will flow and out through the outlet 18. It will thus be seen that there has. been provided a shower cabinet in which the leaka of water upon the fioor of a room wilebe prevented and in which the cabinet is so constructed that .when folded it will present a neat appearance and will present the appearance of a cupboard with the exception of the cement flooring positioned outside the cabinet.

What is claimed is:

1. A structure of the character described comprising acabinet having one side open, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet,

- a fiooring ositioned in front of the wall extension, p umbing fixtures carried-by the wall extension and within the cabinet, a curbing extending about the flooring beside a door for the open side of the cabinet hingedly connected therewith and limited in 'Lacasse its outward movement through enga ement with the curbing, ad aA door hinged y connected with the wall extensionv and limited inits outward movement through engagement with the curbing, the second door when open engaging the first door to retaln the first door in an open position.

2. A structure of the character described comprising a cabinet having an open side, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet, a flooring for the cabinet extending throu h the open side thereof and in front of t e wall extension, plumbing fixtures connected with the wall extension and within the cabinet, the flooring having a gutter and a curbin extending about the gutter, a door hingedy connected with the cabinet for closing the open sides thereof, the door when swung open being positioned above the gutter an engaging the curb, and a second door hingedly with` the -wall extension and when swung to an open position being positioned above the gutter and in engagement with the curb and the first mentioned door.

3. A structure of. the character described including a cabinet having an open side, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet, plumbing fixtures carried by the wall and extension within lthe cabinet, a door for the open side ofthe cabinet hingedly connected therewith, a door hingedly connected with the extension wall, the' doors when swung outwardly extending at substantially right angles to each other and having their free side portions positioned in contacting relation.

Signed by me at Seattle, Washington, this 26th da of March, 1918.

ED ARD THOMAS OSBORN.

Witnesses:

R. J. Coon, D. C. KUHNs.

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